Driving Future of Immersive Entertainment
By Pickle June 22, 2020
Share:
Since 2016, Ravi Velhal, who leads Digital Media Standards, Technologies and Immersive Cinema programs globally at Intel, started bringing plethora of VR technologies and major Hollywood immersive co-productions worldwide
Since past 25 years, Intel has been at the forefront of emerging technologies used by the entertainment industry to deliver rich content and provide consumers with exciting immersive digital experiences today. Pioneered by Intel’s legendary CEO Andy Grove in the early 1990s, Intel has been driving and establishing content / technology policy and standards between the Hollywood, consumer electronics and technology providers.
Major studios, post production and visual effects companies leverage Intel technologies from creation to distribution and consumption-such as Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel® Core™ processors, Intel® Optane™ memory technology, 5G networking solutions, and development toolkits like SDVis for open source raytracing — to unleash the best viewing experiences for consumers.
Ravi will throw light on cutting-edge technologies for immersive and interactive content production at CannesXR 2020 and his colleague Sarah Vick, Building Shared Sense of Humanity using Volumetric Studio highlighting state-of-the-art Intel Studios, touted as world’s largest Volumetric Studio, where iconic and pioneering immersive experience such as ‘Grease- You are the one that I want’ was filmed with more than 5 trillion pixels.
Advancing story powered by tech, Intel collaborated with Sony Pictures last year to produce virtual reality experiences based on ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, which allows participants to enjoy a web-slinging thrill ride from Spider-Man’s perspective, experience delivered first at Mobile World Congress 2019 leveraging ultra-low-latency over 5G for multiplayer VRE.
Created by the The Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro presents RePangeia – a Technoshamanistic experience in Virtual Reality developed in collaboration with Imagined by Intel. Inspired by Tecnoshamanism, the experience seeks to engage with the perspectives of traditional indigenous Tupinambá and Tikuna tribal communities of lower Amazonian Brazilian rainforest to rethink the future to explore possibilities to create a connection between traditional ancestral knowledge using the virtual reality and volumetric technology with depth data of tribe’s ritualistic dance performance. Immersive technology offers The RePangeia ritual extends from the real world into the virtual. Before entering the Virtual World, participants take off their shoes and put on indigenous ankle rattles. In the experience, they follow the movements of the Holographic volumetrically captured Indigenous Guide in a spiritual dance. Participants can see their own hands represented as glowing energy fields in the experience. Through touch, they build up their own energy and can share energy between themselves and the guide to experience mindfulness in the Natural World around them.
Directed by Marcela Sabino, experiences such as Repangea highlights potential of immersive technologies that are available to the content creators around the world to take their story forward. Since 2016, Ravi Velhal, who leads Digital Media Standards, Technologies and Immersive Cinema programs globally at Intel, started bringing plethora of VR immersive technologies and knowhow worldwide, including Brazil and Colombia in South America and began collaborating with Brazilian content creators, studios, which led him to direct first ever Virtual Reality production of Rio Carnival Virtual Reality Experience in 2018 which was released at Marche Du Films at 71st Cannes Film Festival in 2018 ago along with Save Every Breathe-Dunkirk VRE and Prelude to LeMusk VRE Cinema by A R Rahman, two time Oscar and Grammy Winner on a Positron VR motion chair emitting scent, paved the way for dedicated CannesXR exhibition category for immersive Cinema at Cannes.
Last year (2019), Ravi and Intel team brought Grease Volumetric Song Experience (Intel, Paramount Pictures), FirstMan VRE (Universal Pictures, RYOT, CreateVR and Intel) and Scent of a Song from LeMusk Cinema VRE, with AR Rahman’s appearance at the CannesXR joint Keynote, all co-produced by Intel.
During this unprecedented time, Marché du Film as a part of 73rd Cannes Film Festival is bringing CannesXR online and virtual, highlighting the XR industry and to foster link between creators and industry partners in the XR sector online. Cannes XR Virtual (June 24-26,2020) is a three day online and virtual event dedicated to Immersive Entertainment, in order to adapt to current situation, to reshape a groundbreaking event online and in Virtual Reality, a program fully dedicated to immersive technologies and works, in connection with the art of storytelling and the film industry. At CannesXR, Ravi will be speaking about cutting-edge technologies for immersive and interactive content production (see box for more details).
Rahman & Ravi
Hands around the world project, unique way to bring immersive technology and music together for climate change awareness According to Oscar-Grammy winner A R Rahman, “Hands Around the World” it is a unique project that brings together music and technology to create awareness about climate change. There is a lot spoken about climate change, but I feel this is the time for all of us to come together and take action. Ravi Velhal from Intel, who is one of the technical advisors for my Le Musk project, pitched my name to Neil and Ken, saying AR will be the right person for this project. So, they did their research, watched my show Harmony on Amazon Prime and after that, asked me to compose a song for Hands Around The World.’ A R Rahman recorded “Hands Around the World” song in LA and launched its teaser recently during COVID crisis on Earth’s day
Highlights
Editor’s Note: 44th Toronto International Film Festival Pickle Sept 2019 Edition
India Unbound
20 Films That Make us Believe Freedom is Priceless
Krishna Janmashtami Special
National Education Policy: Game Changer
18 Must-See Films at Venice 2020
Ayushmann Turns Athlete
Indian Trio in Venice
Blockchain: The Future is Now
Not right time to open cinema halls: Ravi Kottarakara
Meet, ERICA. AI Actor in a SCI-FI Film
Vidya Balan Set to Shine as Shakuntala Devi
Straight Answers From Alexander Shulgin
Content is king for Saregama’s Yoodlee
Nuggets From Animation Thought Leaders
NYIFF Takes Virtual Route
From The Heart Of Disney
New Model of Filmmaking in India
My Journey: How I Did It
Animation in the Age of Art & Tech
Gaurav Banerjee: Star Unveiled
FDI cap of 26% for News Aggregators Under Consideration
The Changemaker
COVID-19 has Accelerated Digital Shift Towards Across Sectors
No Business as Usual for Film Industry
What’s Wrong With our News Media Today ?
The Fire Inside Regina
Gaming Industry Braves Covid
Disney +Hotstar Leads the Disruption
Taapsee’s takes on OTT, Nepotism & Covid
Oscar Invites QUBE’s Senthil Kumar to be its Member at Large
What’s New Search Engine Neeva Can Do That Google Cannot?
The New Oscar Award Date April 25, 2021
India to Offer Incentive Package for Film Shoots and Co-Production
Strings of Genius
A Ray That Still Lights The Way
Best of the Cannes Official Selection 2020 Films
Most Awaited Films of India
56 Films: Cannes Reveals 2020 Lineup
The Making of Cannes 2020 Film Selection Process
Cannes Virtual Film Market Extends Earlybird Registration to June 12
Take a Look at Annecy Competition Lineup
Getting Back to Business, Reveals Media Consumption Pattern
Cannes 2020 to Announce Festival Selection Lineup on June 3
20 Work in Progress Tiltles Unveiled for Goes to Cannes
Annecy VR Works Selections for Digital MIFA Market
Film Bazaar’s Work in Progress Films from India Goes to Cannes Virtual Market
Navigating Virtual Cannes Film Market 2020
Meet the Streamers: HBO Max & Quibi Keynotes at Cannes Virtual Film Market
Dedicated Cannes XR Virtual Edition from June 24-26
Screen Moms; Best Movies to Stream on Mother’s Day
Vijay Deverakonda: The Lovable ‘Rowdy’
Sai Pallavi: Natural Beauty is a Natural Actor Too
Cannes Virtual Film Market Registration Opens May 13
COVID-19: Nuggets from Netflix’s Ted Sarandos on Filming and Safety Protocols
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is New Sensation in Netflix Original Series Never Have I Ever
The Best Movies of 2001-2019 Not Streaming in OTT Platforms
Best Movies of the New Millennium Streaming Now
Best Movies of the New Millennium Streaming Now
Best Movies of the New Millennium Streaming Now
Best Movies of the New Millennium Streaming Now
Best Movies of the New Millennium Streaming Now
Annecy Unveils Virtual Film Festival and Market in June
Roskino to Host Russian Virtual Digital Content Market from June 8
27 Rishi Kapoor Films to Stream at Home Now
Virtual Nab Show Express will Take Place May 13-14, 2020
51 International Film Festival of India, Goa ( 20 -28 November, 2020)
Films to Watch in 2020
Christopher Nolan Films Tenet in Mumbai
A Call From Uttarakhand For Filmmakers Of The World
FFO Rolls Out Red Carpet For Foreign Filmmakers
INDIA@BERLINALE-Indian Cinema’s Voices Emerging
51st IFFI TO Mark Satyajit Ray’s Centenary Celebrations
Sailing well in Animation Waters
Infusing Life With Dubbing AT VR Films & Studios
Berlinale 2020: India’s Laila Aur Satt Geet Selected for ‘Encounters’ Section
Prateek Vats’ Eeb Allay Ooo! in Berlinale Panaroma
Berlinale Shorts: Ekta Mittal’s ‘Gumnaam Din’ to showcase of pain of separation
Berlinale Talents: Seven Indians Make It to the List
My Salinger Year is the Opening Film at 70th Berlinale
GET READY for EUROPEAN FILM MARKET 2020
BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2019 WINNERS
Berlinale Forum Celebrates Golden Jubilee in 2020
Berlinale 2020 Poster Unveiled
British Actor Jeremy Irons Will Be the Jury President of Berlinale 2020
Amit Khanna: The Renaissance Man
Fantastic Friend
THE MEDIA GURU-AMIT KHANNA
STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM AMIT KHANNA
THE DEFINING DECADE -THE 1990s
10 Achievements of Amit Khanna
Reflections on Amit Khanna
Valuable Moments
India Enchants John Bailey
The Big Bachchan of Bollywood
ETERNAL SUPERSTAR: RAJINIKANTH
IFFI 50 & Fantastic-Lifetime Achievement Award to Isabelle Huppert
INDIA’S FLAGSHIP FILM FESTIVAL TURNS 50
BACK IN BUSINESS WITH A BANG
GET THE BEST OUT OF FILM BAZAAR 2019
Transforming Hollywood from pixels to voxels
Government of India committed to Safeguard IP content: Commerce Secretary
Must do Things at AFM
Why India Attracts Foreign Filmmakers
Architect of AMAZEMENT
Pickle at MIPCOM 2019
INDIAN COMPANIES AT MIPCOM
Super Audio: Licensed to Thrill
Jungle Book Season 3 Ready
Issuance of VPL in India
The OSCAR RACE begins HERE…
Seven Indian Indie Filmmakers To Watch
Indian Cinema Of Today: A Culturally Responsive Artifact
Indie Resurgence
Indian Films At Toronto a Sparkling Quartet
IFFI Matters @ 50
Four Indian Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2019
India Pavilion at Toronto International Film Market 2019
Made in Afghan Film ‘Hava, Maryam, Ayesha’ To Compete at Venice Festival
Keerthy Suresh: The Mahanati of Mahanati. Best Actress, National Film Award
Uttarakhand Bags National Award for Most Film Friendly State
66th National Film Awards Winners for 2018
Watan Adds Colour to Indian Independence Day
dream hampton and Brie Miranda Bryant to Feature in MIPCOM’S Women in Global Entertainment Lunch 2019
Making a Song and Dance of it
NFDC Invites Applications for Production of Films in Indian Languages; Deadline September 8, 2019
IFFI Calls for Entry for Indian Panorama in 50th Edition
Ease of Filming in India
Come, Film In Inida
Why TikTok wants to invest $1 billion in India?
Priyanka Chopra’s The Sky is Pink Set to Premiere in 2019 Toronto Internaitonal Film Festival’s Gala Section
Gitanjali Rao’s Animation Feature Bombay Rose to open Critics’ Week at Venice International Film Festival
76th Venice International Film Festival to Open With Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘The Truth’
Indian Cinema’s Soft Power Misses the Mark in Nirmala Sitharaman’s Maiden Budget Speech
Shahid’s Kabir Singh Becomes Top-Grossing Film of 2019
Finance Minister Proposes FDI Norm Relaxation in Media
Media & Entrtainment as Champion Sector Figures in the Economic Survey 2018-19
Indian Cinema’s Steady Rise on Global Stage
Glimpses of the future
IFFI Marching Towards 50th Edition
Cannes or Netflix? Is Netflix an acceptable remediation for Cannes’ decades-long little regard for Indian Cinema?
Play Small & Live Long Did Wonders for Me
Taming a boundary-less behemoth called Google
Hotstar makes world record: 5.5 million simultaneous viewers
Pickle December 2015 IFFI Special
Bridging Language Divide
CII Pickle Location and Services Guide May 2013
